1. The onion actually means "large pearl" in Latin. If you think about it, it kind of does look like a pearl when peeled.

2. Ice Cream actually came from China? Believe it! Marco Polo came back from China to Italy in 1295 and he brought a recipe for a dessert called "Milk Ice". I suppose that there was a bit of European influence as well, considering that they were the ones who added the cream, instead of the milk. The bottom line is that I don't really care who invented it; I am just happy that it exists!

3. Carrots help with night vision. Carrots are packed with Vitamin A, which increases vision. Another quirky thing about carrots is that if you ate tons of them your skin could turn orange from the beta carotene content. I used to worry about that as a kid, but I have learned I would have to eat A LOT of them to make this happen. Plus, carrots have 0 fat so if you are thinking of trying this out, you don't have to worry about packing on the pounds.

4. Sorry to tell everyone, since it is winter, but chances are higher that you are hungrier when you are cold. Temperature plays a part in how much we eat. To make matters worse, it is definitely harder to get out to the gym or to walk around outside when you are freezing, so that does not help us much either.

5. Your coke would be the color green if not enhanced with food coloring. Ewwww!!

6. 22% of us are too busy at work or at home and skip lunch. Me? No way, I am not skipping any meal.

7. Cherries are part of the rose family. Who would have thought?

8. It may be strange to think when we have a taste of these, but lemons actually have more sugar content than strawberries.

9. Almost all of us have bobbed for an apple in our childhood past. But did you ever wonder why that apple floats? This is because 25% of the apple is made up of air!

10. We eat about 3/4 worth of the fish that is caught in the world, but the fish are used for things like glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer. Interesting! By the way, 90% of all fish are caught in the northern hemisphere, in case you were wondering.

11. Tomatoes are the most popular fruit (and there are over 9,000 varieties of them). Makes sense to me. Guess what comes second? Bananas. But, much to grocers dislike, these bananas often get lots of complaints in stores because many people don't like the coloring or spots on them.

12. Ever notice how wine is often sold in tinted bottles? Well, this is done to decrease light, which can often cause spoiling.

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